David Hollingworth

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David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.

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ACSC circulates ‘act now’ alert over critical Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vulnerability

CVE-2025-53770, also known as ToolShell, is already being actively exploited in the wild, and both government and enterprise targets are under attack.

SECURITY • Mon, 21 Jul 2025

The challenges and advantages of energy-efficient AI

The rise of generative AI tools comes with a heavy environmental cost – but it doesn’t have to be that way, one expert has warned.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Fri, 18 Jul 2025

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Millions could be compensated over major Qantas data breach

A national law firm has lodged a representative complaint against Qantas, seeking compensation on behalf of millions of customers whose personal data was compromised in ...

SECURITY • Fri, 18 Jul 2025

1 in 12 employees globally use Chinese generative AI tools

New research has revealed the scope of workers using tools such as DeepSeek, with sensitive business data commonly shared with Chinese chatbots.

TECH • Fri, 18 Jul 2025

Qantas obtains injunction to prevent hacked data’s release

Qantas has obtained a court injunction to prevent any person or organisation from publishing the customer information stolen in its recent hack.

SECURITY • Thu, 17 Jul 2025

UAP confirms ransomware attack, personal data and email correspondence exposed

Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party has informed its members of a data breach, but admits “it is impracticable to notify individuals”.

SECURITY • Thu, 17 Jul 2025

Prominent darknet market disappears, exit scam most likely answer

Drug market Abacus experienced a sudden boost of users following the seizure of rival market Archetyp – and now it’s gone.

CULTURE • Thu, 17 Jul 2025

Australia adopts AS IEC 62443 as national cyber security standard to protect critical infrastructure

Newly adopted standards offer a clearer and more structured approach to protecting operational technology in critical infrastructure settings.

SECURITY • Thu, 17 Jul 2025

Tasmanian kids get a taste of ethical hacking courtesy of the AFP

The AFP-led Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre hosted re_B00TCMP last month, offering students a glimpse of a career in cyber security.

SECURITY • Thu, 17 Jul 2025

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David Hollingworth

ACSC circulates ‘act now’ alert over critical Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vulnerability

The challenges and advantages of energy-efficient AI

Millions could be compensated over major Qantas data breach

1 in 12 employees globally use Chinese generative AI tools

Qantas obtains injunction to prevent hacked data’s release

UAP confirms ransomware attack, personal data and email correspondence exposed

Prominent darknet market disappears, exit scam most likely answer

Australia adopts AS IEC 62443 as national cyber security standard to protect critical infrastructure

Tasmanian kids get a taste of ethical hacking courtesy of the AFP

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